The Baby-Sitters Club is an American live-action television series based on Ann M. Martin's children's novel series of the same name. The series, which aired from August 15, 1990 to February 3, 1993, started out as a direct-to-video series before moving to HBO,[2] and was produced by Scholastic Productions.
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Based on | The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin |
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| Opening theme | "Say Hello to Your Friends", performed by: Emily Bindiger[1] |
| Ending theme | "Say Hello to Your Friends", performed by: Emily Bindiger[1] |
| Composer | Glen Roven |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Producer | Tina Stern |
| Cinematography | Nancy Schreiber |
| Running time | 27 minutes |
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| Network | Direct-to-video (episodes 1-4) HBO (episodes 5-13) |
| Release | August 15, 1990 – February 3, 1993 |
Broadcast and syndication
editThe first four episodes of The Baby-Sitters Club were released exclusively on VHS by GoodTimes Home Video in August 1990 and August 1991. The series then moved to HBO, where nine episodes premiered as monthly specials from November 1991 to February 1993.[2] The series was later rerun on Disney Channel, from early October 1994[3] to January 1997.[4]
Cast
editMain
edit- Meghan Andrews as Mallory Pike
- Melissa Chasse as Dawn Schafer
- Jeni F. Winslow as Claudia Kishi
- Avriel Hillman as Kristy Thomas
- Meghan Lahey as Mary Anne Spier
- Nicole Leach as Jessica "Jessi" Ramsey
- Jessica Prunell as Stacey McGill
Recurring
edit- Daniel Tamberelli as Jackie Rodowsky
- Gina Gallagher as Charlotte Johannsen
Episodes
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Mary Anne and the Brunettes" | Abbie H. Fink & Carol S. Fink | Mary Pleshette Willis | August 15, 1990 | |
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Mary Anne is devastated when someone tries to steal Logan from her. | |||||
| 2 | "Dawn and the Haunted House" | Abbie H. Fink & Carol S. Fink | Mary Pleshette Willis | August 15, 1990 | |
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Dawn thinks that Mrs. Slade is a witch but wonders if Claudia's odd behavior has something to do with it. | |||||
| 3 | "Stacey's Big Break" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | August 1, 1991 | |
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Stacey is asked to become a model but finds that it is a lot harder than she expected. | |||||
| 4 | "Kristy and the Great Campaign" | Lynn Hamrick | Eileen Cowel | August 1, 1991 | |
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Kristy decides to help a shy girl run for class president. | |||||
| 5 | "The Baby-Sitters' Special Christmas" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | December 1, 1991 | |
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At The Baby-Sitters Club Christmas party, Stacey begins eating sweets and ends up in the hospital. | |||||
| 6 | "Claudia and the Missing Jewels" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | November 2, 1991 | |
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Claudia's new homemade jewelry disappears. | |||||
| 7 | "Dawn and the Dream Boy" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | January 2, 1992 | |
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Dawn has a crush on a boy and accuses Mary Anne of flirting with him. | |||||
| 8 | "Claudia and the Mystery of the Secret Passage" | Lynn Hamrick | Jeanne Betancourt | September 2, 1992 | |
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Claudia discovers a note in the secret passage at Dawn's house. | |||||
| 9 | "Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets" | Lynn Hamrick | Jeanne Betancourt | October 1, 1992 | |
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Jessi investigates when various people's secrets are being found out all over Stoneybrook. | |||||
| 10 | "The Baby-Sitters and the Boy-Sitters" | Lynn Hamrick | Mary Pleshette Willis | November 2, 1992 | |
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A group of boys want to join The Baby-Sitters Club. | |||||
| 11 | "Dawn Saves the Trees" | Noel Black | Mary Pleshette Willis | November 30, 1992 | |
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Dawn wants to save trees that may be destroyed by a new development in Stoneybrook. | |||||
| 12 | "Stacey Takes a Stand" | Noel Black | Jeanne Betancourt | January 3, 1993 | |
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Stacey's father wants her to attend school in New York, and she is forced to choose between her two homes. | |||||
| 13 | "The Baby-Sitters Remember" | Noel Black | Mary Pleshette Willis | February 3, 1993 | |
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The Baby-Sitters Club members recall their favorite memories at a sleepover. | |||||
Home media
editThe series was released between June 16, 1993 and July 27, 1994 on thirteen individual VHS tapes each containing one episode.[5] The entire series was released to Amazon streaming services on December 13, 2013[6] with other streaming services following on May 20, 2014.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b The Baby-Sitters Club. End credits. Episodes: 1-13. Quote: "Theme Song Vocal
EMILY BINIDGER" - ^ a b Carter, Bill (10 September 1991). "HBO Turns Baby-Sitters Club Into a Series of Specials". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 12, no. 6, October/November 1994: pp. 36–37, 56.
- ^ The Disney Channel Magazine, Vol. 14, no. 6, December 1996/January 1997: p. 28.
- ^ Source for each The Baby-Sitters Club VHS release:
- "Baby-Sitters' Club - Stacey's Big Break [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: January 1, 1998
- "The Baby-Sitters' Club Special Christmas [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "The Baby-Sitters Club: The Baby-Sitters and the Boy Sitters [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: June 16, 1993
- "The Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn Saves the Trees VHS". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: June 16, 1993
- "The Babysitters Club - Claudia and the Missing Jewels [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "The Baby Sitters Club: Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "The Baby-Sitters Club: The Baby-Sitters Remember". Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "The Baby Sitters Club: Stacey Takes a Stand". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "Claudia & The Mystery of the Secret Passage Baby-Sitters Club". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: June 16, 1993
- "Kristy & the Great Campaign". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: July 27, 1994
- "Dawn & The Dream Boy". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: July 27, 1994
- "Mary Anne and The Brunettes". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: July 27, 1994
- "The Baby Sitters Club: Jessi and the Mystery of the Stolen Secrets". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
Release date: September 22, 1993
- "Baby-Sitters' Club - Stacey's Big Break [VHS]". Amazon. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "The Baby-Sitters Club: Season 1 Prime". Bluray.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "The Baby-Sitters Club, Season 1 iTunes". Bluray.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "The Baby-Sitters Club: Season 1 Digital". Bluray.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.